Fujitsu LifeBook P2040 BIOS Guide

Fujitsu LifeBook

P Series

BIOS Guide

LifeBook P Series Model:

P-2040

Document Date: 10/22/01

Document Part Number: FPC58-0623-01

FUJITSU PC CORPORATION

LifeBook P Series BIOS

P Series BIOS

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the
operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS
is set at the factory for normal operating conditions,
therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS
environment to operate your notebook.

The BIOS Setup Utility configures:

• Device control feature parameters, such as changing

I/O addresses and boot devices.

• System Data Security feature parameters, such

as passwords.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following:

1. Turn on or restart your notebook.

2. Press the [
on the screen. This will open the main menu
of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current
settings displayed.

3. Press the [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key
to scroll through the other setup menus to review or
alter the current settings.

Navigating Through The Setup Utility

The BIOS setup utility consists of seven menus; Main,
Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, Info and Exit. This
document explains each menu, including all submenus
and setup items.

The following procedures allow you to navigate the setup
utility menus:

1. To select a menu, use the cursor keys: [ ] [ ] .

2. To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the
cursor keys: [ ], [ ].

• Selecting a field causes a help message about that
field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the
screen.

• Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selec­tion that is not a submenu or auto selection will cause
a list of all options for that item to be displayed.
Pressing the Enter key again will select the high­lighted choice.

F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears

POINTS

3. To select the different values for each field, press the

Spacebar] or [+] to change to the next higher selec-

[
tion and [

4. To activate a submenu press

5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press [

6. To go to Exit menu from another menu, press [

7. Pressing the [

F5] or [-] to go to the next lower selection.

[Enter].

Esc].

Esc].

F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to

the default values.

8. Pressing the [

F10] key saves the current configura-

tion and exits the BIOS Setup Utility. You will be
asked to verify this selection before it is executed.

9. Pressing the [F1] key gives you a general help screen.

Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration
Change or System Failure

If there has been a change in system configuration that
does not match the parameter settings stored in your
BIOS memory, or there is a failure in the system, the
system beeps and/or displays an error message after the
Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is not severe, it
will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of
the setup utility, as described in the following steps:

1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a
beep and/or the following message appears on the
screen:

Error message - please run SETUP
program Press <F1> key to continue,
<F2> to run SETUP

2. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and
you want to continue with the boot process and start

the operating system anyway, press the [

POINTS

If your settings require it, you may be asked for a
password before the operating system will be loaded.

3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and
you want to enter the setup utility, press the [

4. When the setup utility starts with a fault present, the
system displays the following message:

Warning!
Error message

[Continue]

5. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The system
will then display the Main Menu with current
parameters values.

F1] key.

F2] key.

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P Series BIOS

MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS

The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current
system parameters. Follow the instructions for
Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any
changes.

The following tables show the names of the menu fields
for the Main menu and its submenus, all of the options
for each field, the default settings and a description of

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

System Time: [14:57:01]
System Date: [10/10/2000]

▲

Primary Master [FUJITSU MHM2100AT-(PM)]

▲

Secondary Master [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2102-(SM)]

Language: [English (US)]

the field’s function and any special information needed
to help understand the field’s use.

POINT

System Time and System Date can also be set from your
operating system without using the setup utility. Use
the calendar and time icon on your Windows Control
Panel.

Item Specific Help

Adjust calendar clock.

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.

F1 Help
ESC Exit

Select Item
Select Menu

-/Space Change Values
Enter Select Sub-Menu

Figure 1. Main Menu

▲

F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit

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Menu Field Options Default Description

System Time: –— –— Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format of

System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year

Primary Master: Selects Primary

Secondary
Master:

Language: • English (US)

Master submenu

Selects Secondary
Master submenu

• Japanese (JP)

[Fujitsu
MHM2200AT­(PM)]

[Toshiba DVD­ROM SD­R2102-(SM)]

[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European and the Japa-

hours:minutes:seconds with 2 digits for each. (HH:MM:SS). Exam­ple: 16:45:57. You may change each segment of the time
separately. Move between the segments with the [

Shift] + [Tab] keys.

[

numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits
for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/1998. You may
change each segment of the date separately. Move between the
segments with the [

Displays the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is
one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu
allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.

Displays the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is
one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Secondary Master submenu
allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.

nese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

Tab] key and/or

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Main Menu

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primary Master submenu identifies which ATA
devices are installed.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

Primary Master [FUJITSU MHM2200AT-(PM)]

Type: [Auto]
Cylinders: [16383]
Heads: [16]
Sectors: [63]
Maximum Capacity: 8455MB

Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
PIO Transfer Mode: [FAST PIO 4]
DMA Transfer Mode: [Ultra DMA 4]

F1 Help
ESC Exit

Select Item
Select Menu

-/Space Change Values
Enter Select Sub-Menu

Note: Actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending
on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and
sectors may also be displayed.

Item Specific Help

Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.

[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.

Except [Auto]
You enter parameters of
the drive.

[None]
The drive is disabled.

▲

F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit

Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Typ e: • Auto

Cylinders: • A number

Heads: • A number

• None

• Hard Disk

• CD-ROM

between 0
and 65,535

between 1
and 16

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type

–— This item appears only when the type is identifed as Hard Disk.

–— This item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or Hard

automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all
of the following Set-up items do not appear. If Hard Disk is
selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and
Sectors for the drive. Select CD-ROM to select parameters for CD­ROM drive.

When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This field is
changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in
the number.

Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This
field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
typing in the number.

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Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Sectors: • A number

Maximum
Capacity:

Multi-Sector
Transfers:

LBA Mode
Control:

PIO Transfer
Mode:

DMA Transfer
Mode:

between 0
and 63

• Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the

• Disabled

• 2 Sectors

• 4 Sectors

• 8 Sectors

• 16 Sectors

• 32 Sectors

• 64 Sectors

• 128 Sectors

• Disabled

• Enabled

• Standard

• Fast PIO 1

• Fast PIO 2

• Fast PIO 3

• Fast PIO 4

• Disabled

• Multiword

DMA 1

• Multiword
DMA 2

• Ultra DMA 0

• Ultra DMA 1

• Ultra DMA 2

• Ultra DMA 3

• Ultra DMA 4

–— This item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or Hard

[16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the

[Enabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder,

[Fast PI0 4] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

[Ultra DMA 4] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This
field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
typing in the number.

parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.

number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.

Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when
Auto is selected.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is automati­cally set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, and set to
mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
be changed when Auto is selected.

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Main Menu

Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Secondary Master submenu identifies which ATA
devices are installed.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

Secondary Master [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2102-(SM)]

Type: [Auto]]

Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled]
LBA Mode Control: [Disabled]
PIO Transfer Mode: [Disabled]
DMA Transfer Mode: [Disabled]

F1 Help
ESC Exit

Select Item
Select Menu

-/Space Change Values
Enter Select Sub-Menu

Note: Actual drive label shown may vary. Depending on
the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and
sectors may also be displayed.

Item Specific Help

Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.

[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.

Except [Auto]
You enter parameters of
the drive.

[None]
The drive is disabled.

▲

F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit

Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu

Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Typ e: • Auto

Cylinders: • A number

Heads: • A number

• None

• Hard Disk

• CD-ROM

between 0
and 65,535

between 1
and 16

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type

–— This item appears only when the type is identifed as Hard Disk.

–— This item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or Hard

automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all
of the following Set-up items do not appear. If Hard Disk is
selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and
Sectors for the drive. Select CD-ROM to select parameters for CD­ROM drive.

When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This field is
changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in
the number.

Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This
field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
typing in the number.

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Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Sectors: • A number

Maximum
Capacity:

Multi-Sector
Transfers:

LBA Mode
Control:

PIO Transfer
Mode:

DMA Transfer
Mode:

between 0
and 63

• Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the

• Disabled

• 2 Sectors

• 4 Sectors

• 8 Sectors

• 16 Sectors

• 32 Sectors

• 64 Sectors

• 128 Sectors

• Disabled

• Enabled

• Standard

• Fast PIO 1

• Fast PIO 2

• Fast PIO 3

• Fast PIO 4

• Disabled

• Multiword

DMA 1

• Multiword
DMA 2

• Ultra DMA 0

• Ultra DMA 1

• Ultra DMA 2

• Ultra DMA 3

• Ultra DMA 4

–— This item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or Hard

[Disabled] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the

[Disabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder,

[Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

[Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This
field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
typing in the number.

parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.

number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.

Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when
Auto is selected.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is automati­cally set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, and set to
mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
be changed when Auto is selected.

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Main Menu

ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS

The Advanced Menu allows you to:

• Enable or disable support for Plug & Play

operating systems.

• Select between the display panel and an external

CRT display.

• Enable or disable compensation for your display.

• Configure PCI devices in your system.

• Configure CPU and USB features.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

Plug & Play O/S: [No]

▲ ▲ ▲ ▲

Keyboard/Mouse Features
Video Features
Internal Device Configurations
PCI Configurations

▲

CPU Features

▲

USB Features

▲

Event Logging

Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the
Setup Utility to make any changes.

The following tables show the names of the menu fields
for the Advanced Menu and its submenus, all of the
options for each field, the default settings and a descrip-

tion of the field’s function and any special information
needed to help understand the field’s use.

Item Specific Help

[No]
The BIOS configures
also non-boot devices.
Select if you are using
a non-Plug & Play OS or
a non-ACPI OS.

[Yes]
The BIOS configures
only boot devices.

F1 Help
ESC Exit

Select Item
Select Menu

-/Space
Enter

Figure 4. Advanced Menu

Change Values

▲

Select Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit

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Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Plug & Play O/S: • No

Keyboard/Mouse
Features

Video Features –— –— When selected, opens the Video Features submenu, which allows

Internal Device
Configurations

PCI Configurations –— –— When selected, opens additional menus to configure PCI devices.

CPU Features –— –— When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows

USB Features –— –— When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows

Event Logging –— –— When selected, opens the event logging submenu.

• Ye s

–— –— When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu,

–— –— When selected, opens the Internal Device Configurations submenu,

[No] Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system.

Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

which allows setting external and internal keyboard and
mouse parameters.

setting of the display parameters, including routing of video signals
to different displays.

which allows enabling or disabling the Floppy Disk, IDE, and LAN
Controllers.

enabling or disabling of Processor Serial Number feature.

enabling or disabling USB.

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